Corn-shock binder.



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'CORN SHOCK BINDER. APPLIGATION FILED 1211.18, 1911.

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CORN SHOCK BINDER.

APPLIGATLON FILED P21118, 1911.

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CORN-SHOCK BINDER.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Got. 24, 1911.

Application filed February 18, 1911. Serial No. 609,456.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FLETCHER QWEN, acitizen of the United States,residing at Vorthington, in the county of Greene and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corn-Shock Bindersand Loaders; and I do hereby de clare the following to be a full, clear,and

exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to machines for binding shocks of corn whenstanding in the fields, and for loading them onto suitable wagons sothat they may be taken to a shredding machine without unbinding them.IVhen discharged from the wagons the shocks are unbound and the corn isshredded.

This invention consists in the novel construction and combination of theparts hereinafter fully described and claimed whereby the shocks aresecurely bound and loaded onto the wagons.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view partly in section showing` abinder and loader constructed according to this invention. Fig. 2 is across-section taken on the line min Fig. 1, drawn to a larger scale andshowing the friction clutch mechanism. Fig. 3 is a plan'view of the freeend portion of the boom, showing the binder housing in section. Fig. 4is a plan view of the end portion of the boom. Fig. 5 is a plan v viewof the arm at the end of the boom.

Fig. G is an end view of the binder housing. A is a truck of anyapproved construction provided with road wheels o.

B is an annular turntable which is mounted in a cylindrical support Cbetween antifriction wheels c and o journaled at suitable intervalsaround the cylinder C.

D is a beveled toothed turning wheel se cured to the top of the truckinside the cylinder C and the annular turntable, and arranged concentricwith them.

E is a platform supported from the annular turntable by legs e, andarranged over the turning wheel D.

F is a frame or tripod of any approved construction, formed of uprightshaving their lower ends secured to the annular turntable B.

G is a boom, one end portion of which is pivoted by a pin g to themiddle part of the frame F. The free end portion of the boom is providedwith a curved plate H for pressing against one side of the shock. Theplate I-I 1s formed of a segment of a circle,

and is arranged horizontally and has the boom secured to its middlepart.

I is a forked arm secured to the underside of the boom near its freeend, and arranged to project downwardly and outwardly. This arm hassegment shaped plates z' at its free end which are arranged under theplate H and which also press against one side of the shock. The arm I isprovided with a guide sheave 2 at its free end, and it has also a secondguide sheave 3 which is journaled at its middle part a short distancebelow the boom.

The shock binder J is provided with a `housing 4 of tubular form havinga bellmouthed entrance 5 which is arranged to bear against the arm Ibetween the guide sheave 2 and the boom. This tubular housing haschannels 6 in it which tit the chain 7 used for binding the shocks. Thischain or other similar flexible band is secured atone end to the housingby a pin 9, and it is provided with a short rod or needle 10 at itsother end. This flexible band or chain is passed around the shock ofcorn as it stands in the eld, and preferably near the base of the shock.The needle is passed over the guide sheave 3 and through the tue bularhousing, and the flexible band is pulled as tight as possible by hand.

A spring-pressed catch or pawl 11 is pivoted on a pin 12 in a slot orchamber at one side of the housing` and is provided with a projectinglug 13 for disengaging it. The pawl engages automatically with the chainlinks at the free end portion of the flexible band, and prevents theband from slipping backward in the housing and becoming slack.

K is the main driving shaft which is j ournaled in bearings 7cprojecting from the platform E. This shaft is arranged directly over thecenter of the turning wheel D, and it is revolved by any approved means,either by hand power or by any suitable motor.

L is a small gasolene engine which can advantageously be used to drivethe shaft K. This engine is mounted on the platform E, and isoperatively connected with the shaft K by means of toothed wheels 15 and16.

`A disk 17 is secured upon the middle part of the driving shaft K, andis provided with fric-tion clutch members 18 and 19. Two friction clutchmembersl 20 and 21 are mounted loose on the shaft K and are providedwith circumferentially grooved collars or sleeves 22 and 23 for slidingthem.

' The clutch member 20 is arranged to engage with the clutch member 18,and the clutch member 21 is arranged to engage with the clutch member19. The clutch member 20 carries a Winding barrel 24 and a brake sheave25; and thc clutch member 21 carries a Winding barrel 26 and a brakesheave 27. The brake mechanisms and the levers for sliding the sleeves22 and 23 are not shown as these parts are of any approved construction.

M is a Winding cable Which is Wound upon the barrel 24:. This cablepasses over a guide sheave m journaled at the top of the frame F and issecured to the free end portion of the boom by a pin m.

N is a Winding cable which is Wound upon the barrel 26. This cable Npasses over a guide sheave n journaled at one side of the boom adjacentto its pivot pin g, and its free end is provided with a hook fn. forengaging with the links of the binding band behind the needle.

Two beveled toothed pinions 30 and 31 are mounted loose on the drivingshaft K, and are arranged in gear with the turning Wheel D upon oppositesides of its center. The pinion 30 has a friction clutch member 32secured to it, and the pinion 31 has a similar friction clutch member33. Two friction clutch members 311 and 35 are splined to the shaft K,and are arranged to engage with the friction clutch members 32 and 33respectively. Any approved lever mechanism can be used for sliding theclutch members 3e and 35 on the shaft K.

T is a support for the boom When not in use.

The binder is first applied to the shock S,

which is indicated by dotted lines, and is drawn as tightly asconvenient by hand. The hook n of the Winding cable N is then placed inengagement with the chain of the binder, the curved plates H and z' ofthe boom being pressed against one side of the shock. The Winding cableN is Wound upon its barrel so as to draw the binder tightly around theshock, and the catch holds the binder from slipping. The Winding cable Mis then Wound upon its barrel to raise the boom together With the shockto any desired height. The turntable is then revolved, to one side orthe other as required, by means of the turning mechanism, so that theshock can be dumped upon a Wagon. When the shock is dumped the hook fais disengaged from the binder, and the shock is left on the Wagon in atightly bound condition.

A separate binder is provided for each corn shock, and as many shocks asdesired are loaded onto the Wagon. The loaded Wagon is then driven tothe shredding machine, and its place is taken by an unloaded Wagon, thebinder and loader truck being drawn about the field from shock to shockuntil all the corn shocks have been bound and loaded.

What I claim is:

1. The combination, With a truck, of a turntable mounted on the truck, aboom pivotally supported from the turntable and provided at its free endwith plates for bearing against a shock, a binder for encircling theshock, Winding mechanisms supported by the said turntable and providedWith Winding cables one of Which is detachably connected with the saidbinder and adapted to draw it tightly around the shock, the otherWinding cable being connect-ed to the said boom and adapted to raise itand the shock.

2. The combination, with a support, and a boom pivoted thereto andprovided at its free end With plates for bearing against a shock; of abinder for encircling the shock, and a Winding mechanism carried by thesaid support and provided With a Winding cable which is detachablyconnected With the said binder and adapted to draw it tightly around theshock.

3. The combination, with a support, a boom pivoted thereto and having acurved plate at its free end, and an arm secured to the boom and alsoprovided with a curved plate at its free end, said plates being adaptedto bear against one side of a shock; of a binder for encircling theshock provided With a housing for bearing against the said arm betweenthe curved plates, and a Winding mechanism carried by the said supportand provided With a Winding cable which is detachably connected With thesaid binder and adapted to draw it tightly around the shock.

4. The combination, with a support, of a boom pivoted thereto and havinga curved plate at its free end, a forked arm secured to the said boomand having curved plates at its free end and a guide sheave at itsmiddle part, said plates being adapted to bear against one side of ashock; a binder for encircling the shock provided With a housing Whichbears against the said arm, and a Winding mechanism carried by the saidsupport and provided with a Winding cable adapted to engage with thesaid links and draw the binder tightly around the shock.

5. The combination, With a truck, and a `cylinder secured thereto; of anannular turnf table mounted to revolve in the said cylinder, a turningWheel secured to the truck concentric With the turntable, a platform anda frame carried by the said turntable, a boom having one end portionpivoted to the frame above the said platform and having plates at itsfree end for bearing against a shock, a driving shaft mounted on thesaid platform over the center ofthe said turning Wheel, a binder forencircling the shock, Winding mechanisms driven from the said shaft andprovided With Winding cables one of which is detachably connected withthe said binder and adapted to draw it tightly around the shock, theother Winding cable being connected to the said boom and adapted toraise it and the shock, guide sheaves for the said cables carried by thesaid boom and the said frame, and turning mechanisms driven by the saidshaft and engaging with the said turning Wheel.

6. The combination, with a truck, and a cylinder secured thereto; of aturntable mounted to revolve in the said cylinder, a driving shaftcarried by the said turntable, a frame also carried by the turntable andhaving a guide sheave at its top7 a boom pivoted at one end to themiddle part of the said frame between the driving shaft and ,Copies ofthis patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the theguide sheave and having plates at its free end for bearing against ashock, a binder for encircling the shock, Winding mechanisms driven fromthe said shaft and provided with Winding cables one of which isdetachably connected With the said binder and adapted to draw it tightlyaround the shock, and a guide sheave carried by the boom for guiding thebinding cable, the other Winding cable being passed over the sheave atthe top of the frame and connected to the boom and adapted to raise theboom and the shock.

In testimony whereof I have aliiXed my signature in the presence of twoWitnesses.

FLETCHER Ol/VEN.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR LOWE, W. C. ANDREWS.

"Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

